THE TEARJERKERS - SESSIONS BOOTLEG VERSION

The Tearjerkers - Sessions Bootleg Version

Belfast/Portadown, 1979-82, Unreleased

My final Tearjerkers related upload, thanks to Paul Mc yet again for this selection of various radio and studio sessions, from the Grinning Soul Blog "In 1979 the Tearjerkers where enjoying good success with the single Murder Mystery doing well on both the radio and in the charts both in the UK and in Europe, thoughts turned towards recording follow up singles and an album. The TJ's booked time in Parkgate Studio in Sussex, England and recorded 3 new songs 'Comic Book Heroes', 'Fingers' and 'Can't You See' these track where not released at the time for various reason but did see a release in America on the Mercury label. Other recording sessions in London's Radio Luxembourg Studio's with Laurence Juber and in Belfast's Downtown Studio's yielded this collection of songs which where being considered for release in 1980 but plans were shelved due to the band splitting for the first time. The Tearjerkers Sessions contains studio versions the Tearjerkers 1979 set with the exception of some of the early stage favourites which can be heard on the Good Vibes Years album. This album is also available with a slightly different track listing and album art on itunes."

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THE TEARJERKERS - PEEL SESSIONS

The Tearjerkers - Peel Sessions

Belfast/Portadown, 1979, Unreleased

More classic pop punk gems and a Peel Session to boot! Excellent. From Grinning Soul Blog, "Belfast's Tearjerkers recorded two sessions for BBC Radio One's John Peel show back in 1979. The first session was actually recorded for a local radio station DowntownRadio and was recorded in their well equipped recording studio in Newtownards and the second session was recorded at the BBC's Maida Vale studios in London. The tracks contained on both sessions were stage favourites such as Murder Mystery, Dressing Up and Comic Book Heroes. This collection features good audio quality and has John Peel introducing each song."

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THE TEARJERKERS - LOVE AFFAIR/THE GOOD VIBES DAYS 1978-1979

The Tearjerkers - Love Affair / The Good Vibes Days 1978-1979

Portadown/Belfast, 1978-1979, Mostly Unreleased

Thanks a million to Paul McIlwaine of the Tearjerkers for letting me up the following from his Grinning Soul Blog. It should be noted that The Tearjerkers retrospectively released the 'Comic Book Heroes' LP in 2008, available via itunes. Anyway the following are the words of Paul from his blog in relation to this download, "This is a rare treat for anyone who saw the Tearjerkers live especially in the first couple of years. This collection features songs recorded for Belfast's Good Vibes Label. We recorded 4 songs in Keystone Studio's in Dublin's Harcourt Street. two of these songs ended up as our first single for Good Vibes i.e. Love Affair and Bus Stop. This single was remarkable because of its stand-out cartoon gate-fold sleeve. The song Bus Stop was written by Paul & Howard and was played as part of the Detonators set back in 1977. The other songs from this session that where considered for a second release and are 'Don't Blame Me' and 'Chit Chat'. The rest of this collection are studio recordings made in Belfast around this time. These tracks where featured on local radio station both in Northern and Southern Ireland and even BBC's John Peel picked up on several of these raw recordings prior to the release of the Murder Mystery single on Phonogram."

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THE TEARJERKERS - MURDER MYSTERY / HEART ON THE LINE 7"

The Tearjerkers - Murder Mystery - Heart On The Line

Portadown, 1980 , Back Door Records, 7"

Brillaint Powerpop from Northern Ireland here, this band enjoyed moderate success at the time recording a Peel Session and their frist 7" was on Good Vibrations.

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